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Mannex Motsi

July 25, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Zimbabwean writer and peace activist Lancelot Muteyo profiles reggae musician and human-rights activist Mannex Motsi and his support of nonviolent change.

Filed Under: Africa, Rastafari Movement, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars

June 30, 2014 by Becky Hile

Peacemaker Daniel Buttry writes about Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, a band born out of Kalia Refugee Camp at the Guinea-Sierra Leone border (with videos).

Filed Under: Africa

Desmond Tutu (b. 1931)

April 7, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu was an Anglican Bishop (now retired), Nobel Peace Prize winner, and social rights activist who fought to end apartheid through nonviolence.

Filed Under: Africa, Christianity, WORLD REGION

Stephen Biko (1946-1977)

January 22, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Stephen Biko was a visionary leader and sacrificial victim in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. He founded The Black Consciousness Movement.

Filed Under: Africa, WORLD REGION

Nelson Mandela

January 22, 2014 by David Crumm

Author Daniel Buttry profiles South African leader Nelson Mandela, focusing on four reasons Mandela was a memorable example for cross-cultural peacemakers.

Filed Under: Africa

Leymah Gbowee (b. 1972)

December 29, 2013 by Daniel Buttry

Leymah Gbowee

Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who led women in peaceful protest, leading to an end of the Liberian Civil War.

Filed Under: Africa Tagged With: Activists, Women

Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa & James Movel Wuye (both b. 1960)

January 30, 2009 by Daniel Buttry

Muhammad Ashafa & James Wuye

Imam Muhammad Ashafa and pastor James Wuye once advocated inter-religious violence. They now work together, advocating religious coexistence in Nigeria.

Filed Under: Africa, Christianity, Islam, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Karim Al-Hussayni, Aga Khan IV

January 27, 2009 by Mike Thompson

(b. 1936) This Muslim Prince of Pakistani origin has lived most of his life traveling around the world. As a person with global exposure since childhood he has become a leader in a worldwide educational movement to equip people to live in a diverse world rather than give in to the fears of a “clash of […]

Filed Under: Africa, Europe, Islam, North America

Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889-1982)

January 25, 2009 by Daniel Buttry

Richard St. Barbe Baker

Richard St. Barbe Baker was an environmental activist who spent his life on reforestation and working against land mismanagement. He founded the international nonprofit organization “Men of the Trees,” which is still active today.

Filed Under: Africa, Bahá’í Faith, Europe

Ephraim Isaac

January 4, 2009 by Daniel Buttry

Ephraim Isaac is a Jewish Ethiopian scholar, teacher, lecturer, mediator, and peace activist. This article profiles his various peacemaking efforts.

Filed Under: Africa, Judaism, North America

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